Amalia Mesa-Bains

"Explores the life and career of Amalia Mesa-Bains, the internationally recognized Chicana artist, cultural theorist, curator, arts educator, and community organizer. The author relates the artist's life to contemporary events and her artistic and intellectual production to her concept of domesticana and her mestiza identity. The survey of Mesa-Bains's artwork includes detailed analysis of several key multi-media installations"--